Shutterstock
Reviews
Star rating
Rank in Stock Music
Pros and cons
Pros
- Images
- Video Availability
- Quality
- Ease of Use
- Photos
- Easy Search
Cons
- Expensive
- Cost
- Repetitive
- Pricing Issues
- Repetitive Content
- Subscription Issues
Traffic & LLM citations
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Key stats
Adoption by company size
| Segment | Share of reviews |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 62.2% |
| Mid-Market | 30.4% |
| Enterprise | 7.4% |
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Reviews | Star rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q4 | 3 | 1.3 |
| 2025 Q1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 3 | 4.3 |
| 2025 Q3 | 29 | 4.5 |
| 2025 Q4 | 19 | 4.3 |
| 2026 Q1 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 2026 Q2 | 2 | 2.0 |
Satisfaction ratings
What reviewers say
Up-to-Date Asset Library for Many Topic Areas, But UX Could Be Improved
“Shutterstock provides the largest base of stock photos and videos that our organization could find for our specific topic and work areas, particularly up to date assets that we can re-use and re-share as an organization.”
Rising Costs and Poor Practices Overshadow Shutterstock's Benefits
“I used to really appreciate the quality of the media on Shutterstock. It made it easy for me to sort and work with clients as we perfected their stock assets due to its really diverse portfolio of media. I utilize all of their features, and the initial setup was so easy.”
Massive High-Quality Library with Fast Downloads and Precise Search
“Shutterstock offers a massive, high-quality library of images, videos, and graphics that saves me a lot of time during projects. The search filters are very accurate, making it easy to find exactly what I need. The platform is user-friendly, downloads are fast, and licensing is c”